Instant Mashed Potatoes

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Great Value Instant Mashed Potatoes scores 51/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 0g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Great Value Instant Mashed Potatoes lists 7 ingredients, starting with Dehydrated Potatoes, Potato Flakes, Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate and Sodium Bisulfite. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

8 kcal per serving, or 35 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Great Value Instant Mashed Potatoes on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 51/100 Great Value Instant Mashed Potatoes lands mid-scale — below the typical score in prepared meals, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amy's Organic Medium Chili at 100/100.